Vehicle-wheel.



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(Apphcatlon led Jan 4, 1900) UNITED VEirnrns PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES BIGELOW, OF DELTA, COLORADO.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 653,652, dated July 17,1900.

Application led January 4:, 1900. Serial No. 332. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern: p

Be it known that I, CHARLES BIGELOW, a citizen of the United States,residing at Delta, in the county of Delta and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheels 5 and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to vehicle-Wheels.

The object of the invention is to provide a wheel which will possess allthe advantages of a pneumatic-tired wheel and none of the objections,which will be strong and durable, and which will give or accommodateitself to rough roads and take up the jar or motion commonly experiencedin coming in contact with an obstruction in the road.

To this end the invention consists in certain features of constructionand combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a vertical sectional viewthrough the wheel. Fig. 2 is asimilar view at right angles to Fig. l.Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view to more clearly illustratethe manner of securing the outer ends of the spokes and the tire to therim of the wheel.

In the drawings the same reference characters indicate the same parts ofthe invention.

1 denotes a roller-bearing hub; 2, the tubular rim of the wheel; 3, thetire; 4, the spokes, and 5 the guide-rods for the spokes. The spokeseach consist of thelstraight portions a, the outer ends of which areinserted through the tubular rim and arev held in place by nuts b and c,the former to prevent the spokes withdrawing from the tubular rim andthe latter to prevent them being forced too far through the rim. The nutb hasa tapering solid head b', provided with a niche, which fits in acountersunk aperture in the tire and, in addition to preventing thewithdrawal of the spokes from the rim, serves to hold the tire to therim. The lower ends of the portions a of the spokes are formed intocoil-springs d, the lower ends of which are connected byan integralcross-piece e, which rests upon the hub. It will thus be seen `that froma single piece of wire I construct two spokes.

The guide-rods 5 consist of the upwardly; extending portions fand thehorizontal cross- .pieces g. The portions f extend upwardly through thecoils of the springs and serve to guide them in their compression andexpansion. The cross-pieces e and the cross-pieces g of the springs andguide-rods, respectively, are held in place by an encircling band 6, andthis band is prevented from sliding olf said hub by the screw-caps 7.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages of myimproved vehicle-wheel will be readily apparent without requiring anextended explanation. It will be seen that the wheel is simple ofconstruction, that said construction permits of its manufacture at smallcost, and that it is exceedingly well adapted for thepurpose for whichit is designed.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

vvHaving thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired tobe secured by Letters Patent, is

The combination with the hub of a wheel; of spokes the inner ends ,ofwhich are connected by integral cross-bars and are provided withcoil-springs, guide-rods which pro- Vject through the spring-coils andhave their inner ends connected together by cross-pieces, a bandsurrounding said hub and the crosspieces of the guide-rods and springs,caps for preventing the band slipping off the hub, a rim to which theouter ends of the spokes are attached, and a tire secured to said rim,substantially as and for the purpose set forth. In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLESY BIeE'now.

